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I always wear a purse/bag that has a long strap and crosses across my body. Walking in busy cities and sleeping on airplanes, I keep my zippered bag on my side at all times… Just makes me comfortable knowing I have my important things with me at all times, even though it’s not the most glamorous thing to bring along. Then again, the lo & sons crossbody bag is quite awesome!

Great tips & advice!! I would say my best tip is to get in the habit of going through an important items checklist. I count my most important items (laptop, cameras, phone, wallet, keys ect.) before & after going through security, getting on a plane, leaving & coming into my hotel room. It’s come in handy several times to keep tabs on the things I can’t travel without!

Keep a purse or bag that you wear very close to your body. After being robbed at gunpoint, I also keep pepper spray with me (but, I know you can’t take that on a plane). I usually only just have a carry on. I’ve had stuff lost before and it is no fun, took 2 weeks to get back. I learned to keep an outfit or two and important, expensive things in your carry on & everything else that you can do without if it is lost or stolen in the luggage.

When I travel I use a plain back pack to hold my laptop. I always attach a cute keychain to it so I can spot it easy and I can keep my eye on it. The back pack actually looks like my daughter’s school back pack and not an adults carrying a laptop.

My tip is on a different note. When traveling for business take/make time to get out of your hotel and see the city. Visit the museums, the historical areas, etc. I have traveled over 1M miles and regret that I didn’t take more advantage of these sites. It is easy after a long day of travel to just stay holed up in the hotel and order room service.

My advice is to be always aware of your surroundings, especially in places where you might not be able to blend in or in high-tourism areas. I also like to carry a small purse that’s small enough to fit under my clothes (like some of the smaller Bagalleni purses). I also try to avoid looking like a tourist by not waving around maps, cameras, etc. and dressing like the locals do.

I don’t travel by flight that much, but when I do I always make sure I know where my most important items are at all times. Usually I do this by wearing cargo shorts/pants and keeping things in the pockets, but sometimes I will keep them in my backpack. My laptop always goes in my backpack which is an old Eastpack and not a laptop bag so that it doesn’t look to obvious. I also usually put a change of clothes on top of the laptop so that if you were to glance in there you would not see the laptop at first glance. Thanks for doing this giveaway!